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The State of TVA’s Coal Fleet

by Brent Garren

May 24, 2012

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In April 2011 TVA took two monumental steps toward their goal of being a leader in clean energy. The TVA Board of Directors approved a 20-year vision that anticipated shrinking reliance on coal power. Immediately thereafter the Board also approved a far reaching legal settlement that set up a very specific framework for making decisions between closing coal plants or investing billions of dollars to keep operating outdated coal plants.

Join Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) Policy Analyst and Research Attorney Josh Galperin as he discusses the environmental impact of TVA’s coal fleet, the progress that TVA has made over the past year and the important decisions that TVA must still make.